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3001 3, 28 | and the fiery clemency of the Holy Spirit. See, then, 3002 3, 28 | taken on them the condition of the Sun, for, having clothed 3003 3, 28 | themselves, and filled the power of their soul with Me, the 3004 3, 28 | them and causes the earth of their souls to germinate 3005 3, 28 | placed in the mystical body of the holy Church, in order 3006 3, 28 | say, the Body and Blood of My only-begotten Son, together 3007 3, 28 | forth in the mystical body of the holy Church, the light 3008 3, 28 | the holy Church, the light of supernatural science, together 3009 3, 28 | together with the color of an honorable and holy life, 3010 3, 28 | following the doctrine of My Truth, which they administer 3011 3, 28 | illuminating them with the light of their science, and driving 3012 3, 28 | driving away the darkness of their mortal sin and infidelity, 3013 3, 28 | infidelity, by the example of their holy and regular life, 3014 3, 28 | and reforming the lives of those who live in disorder 3015 3, 28 | in disorder and darkness of sin, and in coldness, through 3016 3, 28 | coldness, through the privation of charity. So you see that 3017 3, 28 | have taken the condition of the Sun from Me, the True 3018 3, 28 | because, through affection of love, they are one thing 3019 3, 28 | scripture, and with the mirror of his life; Sylvester, against 3020 3, 28 | disputation and proving of the most holy faith, which 3021 3, 28 | honor, and the salvation of souls, upon the table of 3022 3, 28 | of souls, upon the table of the most holy Cross. The 3023 3, 28 | countenance; and, with the perfume of blood, and of the virtues, 3024 3, 28 | the perfume of blood, and of the virtues, and with the 3025 3, 28 | virtues, and with the light of science, they brought forth 3026 3, 28 | by their means, the light of the most holy faith was 3027 3, 28 | placed in the position of the prelacy of Christ on 3028 3, 28 | position of the prelacy of Christ on earth, offered 3029 3, 28 | offered Me the sacrifice of justice with holy and upright 3030 3, 28 | upright lives. The pearl of justice, with true humility, 3031 3, 28 | subjects, with the light of discretion. In them, principally 3032 3, 28 | embracing virtue, with love of Me and of their neighbor. 3033 3, 28 | virtue, with love of Me and of their neighbor. With humility 3034 3, 28 | pride, and, with purity of heart and of body, came, 3035 3, 28 | with purity of heart and of body, came, like angels, 3036 3, 28 | like angels, to the table of the altar, and, with sincerity 3037 3, 28 | altar, and, with sincerity of mind, celebrated, burning 3038 3, 28 | burning in the furnace of love. And, because they 3039 3, 28 | because they were not thinking of themselves, but solely of 3040 3, 28 | of themselves, but solely of My honor and the salvation 3041 3, 28 | honor and the salvation of souls, like good shepherds, 3042 3, 28 | good shepherds, followers of the Good Shepherd, My Truth, 3043 3, 28 | members become putrid for want of correcting, but they charitably 3044 3, 28 | corrected them with the unction of benignity, and with the 3045 3, 28 | and with the sharpness of fire, cauterizing the wound 3046 3, 28 | fire, cauterizing the wound of sin with reproof and penance, 3047 3, 28 | according to the graveness of the fault. And, in order 3048 3, 28 | tears, took away the thorns of mortal sins, and planted 3049 3, 28 | planted plants odoriferous of virtue. Wherefore, those 3050 3, 28 | flowers in the mystic body of the holy Church (because 3051 3, 28 | because they were not deprived of correction, and so were 3052 3, 28 | and so were not guilty of sin), for My gardeners corrected 3053 3, 28 | balanced exactly the scales of holy justice, reproving 3054 3, 28 | peace and light in the minds of the people and caused holy 3055 3, 28 | be with them, and unity of hearts. And I would that 3056 3, 28 | and the clergy and pastors of the holy Church, through 3057 3, 28 | Church, through the lack of the light of justice, and 3058 3, 28 | through the lack of the light of justice, and the advent 3059 3, 28 | justice, and the advent of the darkness of injustice, 3060 3, 28 | the advent of the darkness of injustice, than from any 3061 3, 28 | putrefying from the corruption of mortal sin, to apply to 3062 3, 28 | apply to him the ointment of soft words of encouragement 3063 3, 28 | the ointment of soft words of encouragement alone, without 3064 3, 28 | were those glorious pastors of old, he would not give salving 3065 3, 28 | ointment without the fire of reproof. And, were the member 3066 3, 28 | members with the putrefaction of mortal sin. But they act 3067 3, 28 | so today, but, in cases of evil doing, they even pretend 3068 3, 28 | do you know why? The root of self-love is alive in them, 3069 3, 28 | because they are deprived of light. But, thinking to 3070 3, 28 | do not reprove the faults of those under them; and they 3071 3, 28 | These are blind and leaders of the blind, and if the blind 3072 3, 28 | ditch.' My sweet ministers, of whom I spoke to you, who 3073 3, 28 | properties and condition of the sun, did not, and do 3074 3, 28 | because in them is no darkness of sin, or of ignorance, because 3075 3, 28 | is no darkness of sin, or of ignorance, because they 3076 3, 28 | they follow the doctrine of My Truth. They are not tepid, 3077 3, 28 | they burn in the furnace of My love, and because they 3078 3, 28 | because they are despisers of the grandeurs, positions, 3079 3, 28 | positions, and delights of the world. They fear not 3080 3, 28 | conscience does not reprove him of guilt, does not fear. ~ 3081 3, 28 | And therefore this pearl of justice was not dimmed in 3082 3, 28 | anointed ones, My Christs (of whom I have narrated to 3083 3, 28 | villainies, or the detractions of men, or insult, or opprobrium, 3084 3, 28 | supernatural grace given to them, of administering the Body and 3085 3, 28 | administering the Body and Blood of My only-begotten Son. And 3086 3, 28 | prayer, and the doctrine of words, and with example 3087 3, 28 | words, and with example of life. So you see that they 3088 3, 28 | lanterns in the mystic body of the holy Church, to be your 3089 3, 28 | direct you into the way of truth, giving you good inspirations, 3090 3, 28 | with prayers and example of life, and doctrine as I 3091 3, 28 | to the poor the substance of the holy Church, not fearing, 3092 3, 28 | some even who, for the sake of the poor, left the Church 3093 3, 28 | because through the largeness of their charity, and of the 3094 3, 28 | largeness of their charity, and of the hope that they had placed 3095 3, 28 | who fear, and are afraid of their own shadow, and doubt 3096 3, 28 | given you, with the light of reason, because though I 3097 3, 28 | because being in the enjoyment of love, they were in Me, and 3098 3, 28 | they acquired the light of the wisdom of My only-begotten 3099 3, 28 | the light of the wisdom of My only-begotten Son, and 3100 3, 28 | the princes and tyrants of the world, and from Me they 3101 3, 28 | from Me they had the fire of the Holy Spirit, sharing 3102 3, 28 | clemency and burning love of that Spirit. ~ 3103 3, 28 | was and is the companion of whosoever desires it, with 3104 3, 28 | desires it, with the light of faith, with hope, with fortitude, 3105 3, 28 | hopes in himself, deprived of the affection of love, fears, 3106 3, 28 | deprived of the affection of love, fears, and is afraid 3107 3, 28 | love, fears, and is afraid of every little thing, because 3108 3, 28 | Me through the affection of love. And of this did those 3109 3, 28 | the affection of love. And of this did those glorious 3110 3, 28 | virtues, neither the eye of your intellect to see the 3111 3, 28 | they shed with the odor of virtues in the mystic body 3112 3, 28 | virtues in the mystic body of the holy Church. And in 3113 3, 28 | because they gave the example of an honorable and holy life, 3114 3, 28 | light administered the Light of the Body and Blood of My 3115 3, 28 | Light of the Body and Blood of My only-begotten Son, and 3116 3, 28 | beloved by Me, on account of the dignity which I placed 3117 3, 28 | because I, for the salvation of souls, having placed them 3118 3, 28 | the sheep into the fold of the holy Church, and even 3119 3, 28 | holy Church, and even out of love and hunger for souls 3120 3, 28 | to die, to get them out of the hands of the devil. 3121 3, 28 | get them out of the hands of the devil. They made themselves 3122 3, 28 | expanded with the broadness of love for their neighbors, 3123 3, 28 | drew the imperfect ones out of imperfection, themselves 3124 3, 28 | infirmity and the leprosy of mortal sin, being strong 3125 3, 28 | honor and the salvation of souls which they had conceived 3126 3, 28 | feed on it at the table of the holy Cross, not fleeing 3127 3, 28 | for souls and for the good of the holy Church and the 3128 3, 28 | holy Church and the spread of the faith, they put themselves 3129 3, 28 | themselves in the midst of the thorns of tribulation, 3130 3, 28 | the midst of the thorns of tribulation, and exposed 3131 3, 28 | they anointed the wounds of their neighbor, that is 3132 3, 28 | neighbor, that is the wounds of the guilt of mortal sin, 3133 3, 28 | the wounds of the guilt of mortal sin, which latter 3134 3, 29 | A brief repetition of the preceding chapter; and 3135 3, 29 | the preceding chapter; and of the reverence which should 3136 3, 29 | dearest daughter, a sample of the excellence of good priests ( 3137 3, 29 | sample of the excellence of good priests (for what I 3138 3, 29 | shown you is only a sample of what that excellence really 3139 3, 29 | is), and I have told you of the dignity in which I have 3140 3, 29 | My ministers, on account of which dignity and authority 3141 3, 29 | be punished by the hand of seculars on account of any 3142 3, 29 | hand of seculars on account of any personal defect, for 3143 3, 29 | but for Mine, by reason of the authority which I have 3144 3, 29 | never diminish in the case of priests whose virtue grows 3145 3, 29 | any more than in the case of those virtuous ones of whose 3146 3, 29 | case of those virtuous ones of whose goodness I have spoken 3147 3, 29 | been appointed ministers of the Sun -- that is of the 3148 3, 29 | ministers of the Sun -- that is of the Body and Blood of My 3149 3, 29 | is of the Body and Blood of My Son, and of the other 3150 3, 29 | and Blood of My Son, and of the other Sacraments. ~ 3151 3, 29 | themselves in a condition of light, that is to say, they 3152 3, 29 | bear fruit in the souls of their subjects. I have appointed 3153 3, 29 | reflected in the mirror of their life, and to serve 3154 3, 29 | them, how worthy they are of being loved; when they also 3155 3, 29 | also possess the adornment of virtue, as did those of 3156 3, 29 | of virtue, as did those of whom I spoke to you, which 3157 3, 29 | sun in the mystical body of the holy Church by their 3158 3, 29 | forevery virtuous man is worthy of love, and these all the 3159 3, 29 | these all the more by reason of the ministry which I have 3160 3, 29 | them therefore by reason of the virtue and dignity of 3161 3, 29 | of the virtue and dignity of the Sacrament, and by reason 3162 3, 29 | Sacrament, and by reason of that very virtue and dignity 3163 3, 29 | should hate the defects of those who live miserably 3164 3, 29 | he might be, through love of the treasure and of the 3165 3, 29 | love of the treasure and of the lord who sent it to 3166 3, 29 | be anxious through love of his master that he should 3167 3, 29 | according to the demands of charity, and thus I wish 3168 3, 29 | is to say, the Sacraments of the holy Church -- from 3169 3, 29 | which you obtain the life of grace, receiving Them worthily ( 3170 3, 29 | Them worthily (in spite of the great defects there 3171 3, 29 | be in them) through love of Me, the Eternal God, who 3172 3, 29 | to you, and through love of that life of grace which 3173 3, 29 | through love of that life of grace which you receive 3174 3, 29 | administer to you the whole of God and the whole of Man, 3175 3, 29 | whole of God and the whole of Man, that is to say, the 3176 3, 29 | say, the Body and Blood of My Son united to My Divine 3177 3, 29 | goodness, with the garment of charity. Know well that 3178 3, 29 | they should be stripped of the garment of virtue, foully 3179 3, 29 | stripped of the garment of virtue, foully living in 3180 3, 29 | dignity will be the cause of their ruin. For if they 3181 3, 29 | do not accept the breadth of My mercy, I, the Supreme 3182 3, 30 | Of the difference between the 3183 3, 30 | difference between the death of a just man and that of a 3184 3, 30 | death of a just man and that of a sinner, and first of the 3185 3, 30 | that of a sinner, and first of the death of the just man. ~ 3186 3, 30 | and first of the death of the just man. ~ 3187 3, 30 | different are the struggles of the soul of a just man to 3188 3, 30 | the struggles of the soul of a just man to those of a 3189 3, 30 | soul of a just man to those of a sinner, and how different 3190 3, 30 | deaths, and how the peace of the just man's death is 3191 3, 30 | according to the perfection of his soul. For I wish you 3192 3, 30 | sensuality through holy hatred of themselves. Wherefore when 3193 3, 30 | when they come to the point of death, they die peacefully, 3194 3, 30 | like a slave with the rein of reason, macerating his flesh 3195 3, 30 | continual prayer. The will of his senses he slew with 3196 3, 30 | with hatred and dislike of vice, and with love of virtue. 3197 3, 30 | dislike of vice, and with love of virtue. He has entirely 3198 3, 30 | difficult, and on account of it man naturally fears death; 3199 3, 30 | death; but since the virtue of a just and perfect man transcends 3200 3, 30 | overcoming it with holy hatred of himself and desire of arriving 3201 3, 30 | hatred of himself and desire of arriving at his last end, 3202 3, 30 | coming to attack the city of his soul, like a watch-dog 3203 3, 30 | for in this way the dog of conscience warns the sentry 3204 3, 30 | conscience warns the sentry of reason, and the reason together 3205 3, 30 | free-will know by the light of the intellect whether the 3206 3, 30 | displeasure. And with the knife of hatred of self, and love 3207 3, 30 | with the knife of hatred of self, and love of Me, and 3208 3, 30 | hatred of self, and love of Me, and with the light of 3209 3, 30 | of Me, and with the light of reason, and the hand of 3210 3, 30 | of reason, and the hand of free- will he struck his 3211 3, 30 | enemies; so that at the point of death his conscience, having 3212 3, 30 | and because at the moment of death she realizes better 3213 3, 30 | realizes better the value of time and of the jewels of 3214 3, 30 | better the value of time and of the jewels of virtue, reproves 3215 3, 30 | of time and of the jewels of virtue, reproves herself, 3216 3, 30 | herself before the Blood of the humble and immaculate 3217 3, 30 | as he lived in the memory of that Blood, so in death 3218 3, 30 | devils cannot reprove him of sin? Because during his 3219 3, 30 | phantasms, but the poison of sin not being in his soul, 3220 3, 30 | place, for with the eye of the intellect illuminated 3221 3, 30 | illuminated by the pupil of the holy faith, she sees 3222 3, 30 | as her due, but by virtue of Jesus Christ My Son. ~ 3223 3, 30 | Wherefore opening the arms of hope and seizing Him with 3224 3, 30 | seizing Him with the hands of love, she seems to enter 3225 3, 30 | Blood, by the narrow door of the Word she reaches Me, 3226 3, 30 | she tastes the happiness of the angelic nature! This 3227 3, 30 | extent by My ministers, of whom I spoke to you, who 3228 3, 30 | hunger for the salvation of souls. I do not speak only 3229 3, 30 | souls. I do not speak only of the light of virtue which 3230 3, 30 | speak only of the light of virtue which all can have 3231 3, 30 | can have in general, but of the supernatural light which 3232 3, 30 | over and above the light of virtuous living, the light, 3233 3, 30 | living, the light, that is, of holy science, by which science 3234 3, 30 | which science they knew more of My Truth, and he who knows 3235 3, 30 | according to the measure of your love, and if you should 3236 3, 30 | greater dignity on account of their priesthood, because 3237 3, 30 | personally received the office of eating souls in My honor. 3238 3, 30 | everyone has the office of remaining in charity with 3239 3, 30 | them is given the office of administering the Blood, 3240 3, 30 | administering the Blood, and of governing souls. ~ 3241 3, 30 | solicitously and with love of virtue they receive, as 3242 3, 30 | they come to the extremity of death! For they have been 3243 3, 30 | defenders and preachers of the faith to their neighbor. 3244 3, 30 | it they see their place of repose in Me. The hope with 3245 3, 30 | heart, which was a vessel of love, inscribed by their 3246 3, 30 | showed forth with the example of their good and holy life 3247 3, 30 | life and by the doctrine of their words to their neighbor. 3248 3, 30 | restoring to Me the pearl of justice which it always 3249 3, 30 | he refers to Me the grace of having been able to run 3250 3, 30 | deeming himself unworthy of receiving such grace. ~ 3251 3, 30 | conscience gives good testimony of him to Me, and I justly 3252 3, 30 | justly give him the crown of justice, adorned with the 3253 3, 30 | adorned with the pearls of the virtues -- that is, 3254 3, 30 | the virtues -- that is, of the fruit which love has 3255 3, 30 | manfully followed the doctrine of the Good Shepherd, sweet 3256 3, 30 | His blood, with your troop of lambs of whom you have brought 3257 3, 30 | with your troop of lambs of whom you have brought many 3258 3, 30 | many behind you in a state of grace. ~ 3259 3, 30 | such as these the vision of the devils can do no harm, 3260 3, 30 | can do no harm, because of the vision which they have 3261 3, 30 | the vision which they have of Me, which they see by faith 3262 3, 30 | and the terrible aspect of the demons do not give them 3263 3, 30 | in them is not the poison of sin. There is no servile 3264 3, 30 | light and with the light of Holy Scripture they know 3265 3, 30 | hunger for the salvation of souls, all on fire with 3266 3, 30 | passed through the door of the word and entered into 3267 3, 30 | to each one is measured of the affection of love according 3268 3, 30 | measured of the affection of love according as he has 3269 3, 31 | Of the death of sinners, and 3270 3, 31 | Of the death of sinners, and of their pains 3271 3, 31 | the death of sinners, and of their pains in the hour 3272 3, 31 | their pains in the hour of death. ~ 3273 3, 31 | dearest daughter, is the end of these other poor wretches 3274 3, 31 | death! Because in the moment of death, as I told you, the 3275 3, 31 | does he freshen the sting of conscience that it gnaws 3276 3, 31 | delights and sensuality of which he made lords over 3277 3, 31 | then he knows the truth of that which at first he knew 3278 3, 31 | having veiled the pupil of the most holy faith -- wherefore 3279 3, 31 | disarmed, without the armor of affection and charity; because, 3280 3, 31 | charity; because, as members of the Devil, they have been 3281 3, 31 | they have been deprived of it all. Wherefore they have 3282 3, 31 | light, neither the light of science, because they did 3283 3, 31 | understand it, the horns of their pride not letting 3284 3, 31 | understand the sweetness of its marrow. Wherefore now 3285 3, 31 | Me, neither in the Blood of which I made them ministers, 3286 3, 31 | the dignities and delights of the world. And the incarnate 3287 3, 31 | they have taken the habit of hoping in My mercy, that 3288 3, 31 | is, have taken the milk of mercy (although on account 3289 3, 31 | mercy (although on account of their sins this is great 3290 3, 31 | strikes Me with the arm of My mercy has a hope in mercy, 3291 3, 31 | arriving at the extremity of death, and recognizing his 3292 3, 31 | hope. This is the effect of Mercy, to cause them to 3293 3, 31 | should offend Me by means of My mercy, but rather that 3294 3, 31 | and in the consideration of My goodness. But they act 3295 3, 31 | which they may lay hold of, and by so doing not faint 3296 3, 31 | despair; for this final sin of despair is much more displeasing 3297 3, 31 | sins through some delight of their own sensuality, and 3298 3, 31 | But it is no fragility of your nature which moves 3299 3, 31 | in My mercy at the point of death, even if their life 3300 3, 31 | to abandon it, on account of the severe condemnation 3301 3, 31 | them by the fire and abyss of My inestimable love, but 3302 3, 31 | used it in the darkness of self-love, from which has 3303 3, 31 | affections towards the sweetness of My mercy they have thought 3304 3, 31 | mercy they have thought of it with great presumption. 3305 3, 31 | And this is another cause of reproof which their conscience 3306 3, 31 | gives them in the likeness of the Devil, reproving them 3307 3, 31 | the time and the breadth of My mercy in which they hoped, 3308 3, 31 | hoped, in charity and love of virtue, and that time which 3309 3, 31 | their time and great hope of My mercy they did nothing 3310 3, 31 | hid it under the ground of disordinate self-love, which 3311 3, 31 | now renders you the fruit of death. ~ 3312 3, 31 | from you now, for the worm of conscience sleeps no longer, 3313 3, 31 | despair, so that at the moment of death you may not escape 3314 3, 31 | them they may render to you of the part which is theirs. 3315 3, 31 | guilty darkness the substance of the holy Church, that you 3316 3, 31 | you fell into the guilt of mortal sin, and how even 3317 3, 31 | giving them the example of your life and striking them 3318 3, 31 | striking them with the hand of mercy and the rod of justice, 3319 3, 31 | hand of mercy and the rod of justice, and because you 3320 3, 31 | and the horrible likeness of the Devil reproves you. ~ 3321 3, 31 | prelacies or any charge of souls unjustly to one of 3322 3, 31 | of souls unjustly to one of your subjects, that is, 3323 3, 31 | given it, not on account of pleasant words, nor in order 3324 3, 31 | creatures, nor for the sake of gifts, but solely with regard 3325 3, 31 | honor and the salvation of souls. And since you have 3326 3, 31 | conscience and the light of your intellect that which 3327 3, 31 | any one should remind him of the sins that he has committed, 3328 3, 31 | being placed on a ground of virtue is known better on 3329 3, 31 | known better on account of the virtue, and the better 3330 3, 31 | knows better the perfection of virtue, wherefore he grieves 3331 3, 31 | his own life was devoid of any; and I wish you to know 3332 3, 31 | which dying sinners have of virtue and vice they see 3333 3, 31 | which follows the virtue of a just man, and the pain 3334 3, 31 | has lain in the darkness of mortal sin. I do not give 3335 3, 31 | in joy and in knowledge of My love, for he attributes 3336 3, 31 | he attributes the grace of having followed virtue in 3337 3, 31 | followed virtue in the doctrine of My truth to Me and not to 3338 3, 31 | and receives the sweet end of his being in the way which 3339 3, 31 | the appearance and vision of the Devil causes no harm 3340 3, 31 | fear from the appearance of the devils, not indeed the 3341 3, 31 | devils, not indeed the harm of despair if they do not wish 3342 3, 31 | wish it, but the suffering of condemnation, of the refreshing 3343 3, 31 | suffering of condemnation, of the refreshing of the worm 3344 3, 31 | condemnation, of the refreshing of the worm of conscience, 3345 3, 31 | the refreshing of the worm of conscience, and of fear 3346 3, 31 | worm of conscience, and of fear and terror at their 3347 3, 31 | sufferings and the battle of death to a just man and 3348 3, 31 | I have shown to the eye of your intellect a very small 3349 3, 31 | intellect a very small part of what happens, and so small 3350 3, 31 | the suffering, that is, of the one, and the happiness 3351 3, 31 | the one, and the happiness of the other, that it is but 3352 3, 31 | how great is the blindness of man, and in particular of 3353 3, 31 | of man, and in particular of these ministers, for the 3354 3, 31 | more they have received of Me, and the more they are 3355 3, 31 | them; the more they knew of Holy Scripture during their 3356 3, 31 | torments are greater than those of others, just as good men 3357 3, 31 | placed in a higher degree of excellence. Theirs is the 3358 3, 31 | excellence. Theirs is the fate of the false Christian, who 3359 3, 31 | because he had the light of faith and renounced it, 3360 3, 31 | the same sin, on account of the ministry which I entrusted 3361 3, 31 | them to administer the sun of the holy Sacrament, and 3362 3, 31 | because they had the light of science, in order to discern 3363 3, 31 | stench they defile the face of their soul, and corrupt 3364 3, 31 | divine spouse, and think of nothing but stripping her 3365 3, 31 | excused through the sins of My ministers." ~ 3366 3, 32 | desires You, and the more of You she has, the more she 3367 3, 32 | more she finds and tastes of You -- Supreme and Eternal 3368 3, 32 | and Eternal Fire, Abyss of Charity. Oh! Supreme and 3369 3, 32 | creature, with the light of Your Truth? You, the same 3370 3, 32 | Truth? You, the same Fire of Love are the cause, because 3371 3, 32 | darkness. What was the cause of this? Love. Because You 3372 3, 32 | nothing but the abyss and fire of Your charity. And can a 3373 3, 32 | that is, that the affection of Your charity itself will 3374 3, 32 | spoke as being anything of myself, I should be lying 3375 3, 32 | should be a lying daughter of the Devil, who is the father 3376 3, 32 | Devil, who is the father of lies, because You alone 3377 3, 32 | lay sick through the sin of Adam, You sent it a Physician, 3378 3, 32 | infirm with the sickness of negligence and much ignorance, 3379 3, 32 | have illuminated the eye of my intellect with the light 3380 3, 32 | intellect with the light of most holy faith, with which 3381 3, 32 | have known the excellence of grace which You have given 3382 3, 32 | God- Man in the mystic body of the holy Church. And I have 3383 3, 32 | I have known the dignity of Your ministers whom You 3384 3, 32 | in truth that the heart of man knows not how to ask 3385 3, 32 | the virtue and beatitude of these Your anointed ones 3386 3, 32 | shining with the Pearl of Justice in the holy Church. 3387 3, 32 | better understood the sins of those who live wretchedly. 3388 3, 32 | the world, being mirrors of sin when they ought to be 3389 3, 32 | they ought to be mirrors of virtue. And because You 3390 3, 32 | the cause and instrument of many sins -- I am plunged 3391 3, 32 | I might wholly arise out of the infirmity of my ignorance 3392 3, 32 | arise out of the infirmity of my ignorance and negligence, 3393 3, 32 | against You by all sorts of people, so that I might 3394 3, 32 | that I might shed a river of tears, drawn from the knowledge 3395 3, 32 | drawn from the knowledge of Your infinite goodness, 3396 3, 32 | Eternal Father, ineffable Fire of Love, that my heart should 3397 3, 32 | honor and the salvation of souls, but I beg of You, 3398 3, 32 | salvation of souls, but I beg of You, by Your grace, that 3399 3, 32 | they may be as two streams of water issuing from You, 3400 3, 32 | continual prayer. Now I beg of You that You will do mercy 3401 3, 32 | soul is mine, the cause of all these evils. Do not 3402 3, 32 | descend and fulfill the desire of Your servants. ~ 3403 3, 32 | servants knock at the door of Your truth, because in the 3404 3, 32 | truth, because in the truth of Your only-begotten Son they 3405 3, 32 | man, wherefore the fire of Your love ought not and 3406 3, 32 | break the hardened hearts of Your creatures, not for 3407 3, 32 | not knock, but on account of Your infinite goodness, 3408 3, 32 | goodness, and through love of Your servants who knock 3409 3, 32 | sakes. Grant the prayer of those, Eternal Father who, 3410 3, 32 | You see, stand at the door of Your truth and pray. For 3411 3, 32 | pray? For with the Blood of this door -- Your truth -- 3412 3, 32 | and destroyed the stain of Adam's sin. The Blood is 3413 3, 32 | it. Give, then, the fruit of Your Blood to Your creatures. 3414 3, 32 | in the balance the price of the blood of Your Son, so 3415 3, 32 | balance the price of the blood of Your Son, so that the infernal 3416 3, 32 | and made for us a bath of His Blood. ~ 3417 3, 32 | Your hungry servants beg of You at this door, begging 3418 3, 32 | with the fragrant flowers of good and holy pastors, who 3419 3, 32 | shall extinguish the stench of the putrid flowers of sin. 3420 3, 32 | stench of the putrid flowers of sin. You have said, Eternal 3421 3, 32 | many virtues and labors of Your servants, You would 3422 3, 32 | delay, but turn the eye of Your mercy towards us, for 3423 3, 32 | can cry out with the voice of Your mercy. Open the door 3424 3, 32 | Your mercy. Open the door of Your inestimable love which 3425 3, 32 | given us through the door of Your Word. I know indeed 3426 3, 32 | it is with the affection of love which You have given 3427 3, 32 | honor and the salvation of souls. Give them then the 3428 3, 32 | Give them then the bread of life, that is to say, the 3429 3, 32 | that is to say, the fruit of the Blood of Your only-begotten 3430 3, 32 | the fruit of the Blood of Your only-begotten Son, 3431 3, 32 | only-begotten Son, which they ask of You for the praise and glory 3432 3, 32 | for the praise and glory of My name and the salvation 3433 3, 32 | My name and the salvation of souls. For more glory and 3434 3, 32 | obstinate in their hardness of heart. To You, Eternal Father, 3435 3, 32 | save us without it. I beg of You to force their wills, 3436 3, 32 | Your mercy and the Blood of Your Son sweet Christ Jesus." ~ 3437 4 | A TREATISE OF OBEDIENCE ~ 3438 4, 1 | Here begins the treatise of obedience, and first of 3439 4, 1 | of obedience, and first of where obedience may be found, 3440 4, 1 | it, and what is the sign of a man's possessing it, and 3441 4, 1 | kindly turning the eye of His mercy and clemency towards 3442 4, 1 | found, and what is the cause of its loss, and the sign of 3443 4, 1 | of its loss, and the sign of its possession, I reply 3444 4, 1 | hastened to the shameful death of the Cross. What destroys 3445 4, 1 | cause that deprived him of the perfection of obedience, 3446 4, 1 | deprived him of the perfection of obedience, giving him instead 3447 4, 1 | disobedience, depriving him of the life of grace, and slaying 3448 4, 1 | depriving him of the life of grace, and slaying his innocence, 3449 4, 1 | may be kept in two ways, of which one is more perfect 3450 4, 1 | united as I explained to you of the precepts and counsels. 3451 4, 1 | was unlocked by the key of obedience, which had been 3452 4, 1 | fastened by the disobedience of Adam. I, then, being constrained 3453 4, 1 | his End, took the keys of obedience and placed them 3454 4, 1 | placed them in the hands of My sweet and amorous Word -- 3455 4, 1 | and He becoming the porter of that door, opened it, and 3456 4, 1 | can enter except by means of that door and that Porter. 3457 4, 1 | Heaven from the conversation of men at the Ascension, He 3458 4, 1 | left you this sweet key of obedience; for as you know 3459 4, 1 | obedience is in a state of damnation, as I have already 3460 4, 1 | caused the great obedience of the Word? The love which 3461 4, 1 | imperfectly enjoy by the light of holy faith. He was faithful 3462 4, 1 | enamored along the road of obedience, lit up with the 3463 4, 1 | obedience, lit up with the light of glory. And inasmuch as love 3464 4, 1 | patience, which is the marrow of obedience, and a demonstrative 3465 4, 1 | whether a soul be in a state of grace and truly love or 3466 4, 1 | Wherefore charity, the mother of patience, has given her 3467 4, 1 | foster-mother and nurse of charity, and with the same 3468 4, 1 | milk she feeds the virtue of obedience. Her raiment given 3469 4, 1 | from Himself the darkness of self-love, by which he fell 3470 4, 1 | disobedience; for as I spoke to you of a companion virtue proceeding 3471 4, 1 | self-love depriving the soul of humility. The sister given 3472 4, 1 | feeds her with the darkness of infidelity, so she hastens 3473 4, 1 | she hastens along the way of darkness, which leads her 3474 4, 2 | should fasten it by means of a cord to her girdle, and 3475 4, 2 | cord to her girdle, and of the excellences of obedience. ~ 3476 4, 2 | and of the excellences of obedience. ~ 3477 4, 2 | I will continue to speak of the obedient and of the 3478 4, 2 | speak of the obedient and of the disobedient together, 3479 4, 2 | disobedient together, and of obedience in general, which 3480 4, 2 | which is the obedience of the precepts; and in particular, 3481 4, 2 | particular, which is that of the counsels. The whole 3482 4, 2 | the counsels. The whole of your faith is founded upon 3483 4, 2 | to obey the commandments of the law, the chief of which 3484 4, 2 | commandments of the law, the chief of which is to love Me above 3485 4, 2 | subject to the commandments of the law, and to creatures 3486 4, 2 | his neighbor's detraction of him. This obedience is of 3487 4, 2 | of him. This obedience is of such excellence that you 3488 4, 2 | Son placed in the hands of His vicar. This vicar placed 3489 4, 2 | vicar placed it in the hands of everyone who receives holy 3490 4, 2 | not unlock in the light of faith, and with the hand 3491 4, 2 | faith, and with the hand of love the gate of heaven 3492 4, 2 | the hand of love the gate of heaven by means of this 3493 4, 2 | gate of heaven by means of this key, he never will 3494 4, 2 | will enter there, in spite of its having been opened by 3495 4, 2 | and walk by the doctrine of My Word, and not remain 3496 4, 2 | example, and casting the key of obedience into the mud of 3497 4, 2 | of obedience into the mud of impurity, breaking it with 3498 4, 2 | breaking it with the hammer of pride, rusting it with self-love. 3499 4, 2 | come and taken this key of obedience in His hands and 3500 4, 2 | purified it in the fire of divine love, having drawn